2016 -
Events listed relate to Canadian women with a few
extra items added to give the timeline perspective.

This timeline is not all
inclusive.

If you wish more information on the
women listed in this timeline be sure and check out the On The Job pages. LAST UPDATED Feb 2018

2016

February 2, 2016 - Melanie Mark (1976- ) is the 1st Aboriginal
woman elected to the Legislature of British Colombia.
December 8, 2016 - Viola Desmond
is chosen as the 1st Canadian woman to appear on the face of a
circulating Bank of Canada note. The ban note will be issued in
2018.

2016 - Wanda Thomas Elaine Bernard
(1953- ) is
the 1st Black Nova Scotia woman to serve in the Senate of Canada.
Deaths 2016: January 16, 2016 - Died Constance Elizabeth Beresford-Howe
(1922-2016) author of short stories and novels.
January 19, 2016 - Died
Felicitas Svejda (1920-2016) geneticist.
February 15, 2016 - Died Constance Glube (1931-2016) ist
woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
March 24, 2016 -Died
Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain (1924-2016) 1st woman appointed to the Quebec provincial cabinet.
April 23, 2016 - Died Madeleine Louise Helene Sherwood
(1922-2016) 1st woman to direct a short film for the American Film
Institute.
May 13, 2016 - Died Jackie Shymanski (1965-2016) journalist with
CTV & CNN
July 2, 2016 - Died Simone Eileen Roach (1922-2016) nun, and
nursing educator.
July 18, 2016 - DiedMargaret Elizabeth Cooper
(1919-2016) decoder during World War ll.
August 30, 2016 - Died
Elsie Eleanor Wayne (1932-2016) 1st woman mayor of Saint John , New
Brunswick and former Member of Parliament. September 2, 2016 - Died Margaret 'Marmie'
Perkins Hess (1916-2016) specialist in Inuit art and aboriginal
crafts.
September 19, 2016 - Died
Annie Pootoogook (1969-2016) award winning Inuit artist.
September 24, 2016 - Died
Raymonde 'Ray' Bowen (1919-2016) social activist for peace and
women's rights.
October 30, 2016 - Died
Tammy Grimes (1934-2016) actor on stage and in movies.
November 26, 2016 - Died Jean Elinor Portugal
(1921-2016) journalist & author who chronicled stories of Canadian
war veterans. December 14, 2016 - Died Shirley Theresa Dysart (1928-2014)
ist woman to serve as leader of the opposition in New Brunswick
legislature.

2017

October 17, 2017 - Stratford Shakespearian Festival, Stratford, Ontario announces
it will put female actors in traditional male roles for 2018 season.
October 25, 2017 - Ontario's safe access to abortion services act alloes for safe
access zones to be established around facilities that offer abortion
services as well as the homes and offices of regulated abortion
providers. November 15, 2017 - Valerie Plant is sworn in as the 1st woman mayor of the city of
Montreal